My alternate HTDAAB

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Mr. V

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I know there's about a million of these threads, but I can't search, so meh.

Just whipped this up and it kicks all kinds of ass.

1 - City of Blinding Lights
2 - Vertigo
3 - Miracle Drug
4 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (the version from the Bonus DVD)
5 - Love and Peace or Else
6 - Xanax and Wine (from Unreleased & Rare)
7 - Smile (from Unreleased & Rare)
8 - Crumbs From Your Table (the version from the Bonus DVD)
9 - One Step Closer
10 - Original of the Species
11 - Yahweh (Alternate Version, from Unreleased & Rare)

Now I know it's still not perfect... and I'd like to get rid of OOTS but I can't think of anything to replace it... but IMO, this is far, far superior to the album we got. Definitely pushes it up in my albums ranking list. Smile is magni-fucking-fique, Xanax and Wine rocks ABOY's ass into oblivion, and the alternate versions of tracks are far better than the final studio product, IMO.

Any suggestions? Got your own alternates?
 
Finally, someone who doesn't replace Vertigo with Native Son.

Or doesn't add Mercy. Points for you.

PS: Xanax and Wine is such a good choice.
 
Xanax and Wine is great. I might try and find a place for Are you gonna wait forever as I for one love that song. Overall, I loved HTDAAB, but would not have minded a little bit of tweaking like you suggest.
 
You need to replace Vertigo with Native Son. Do that, and I like this list.
 
My alternate HTDAAB:

01. City of Blinding Lights (with no piano or slide guitar, but regular guitars playing those notes)
02. Native Son
03. Baby Got New Shoes (All Because of You with better lyrics)
04. Xanax and Wine (more jangly like Fast Cars, but with the Xanax and Wine chorus)
05. Electrical Storm (with better lyrics)
06. One Step Closer To Knowing
07. Release, Baby (Love and Peace or Else, new lyrics, different theme, more Zeppelin)
08. Miracle Drug (very similar, but trimmed down a bit and with better lyrics)
09. Binary Code (a better, shorter, raw'r version of Mercy without a vocal chorus and without the shitty distorted guitar loops on the verses)
10. Yahweh (more like the live acoustic version)
11. Smile

the whole thing mixed to sound like Boy, October, and War. Mastered to the volume of Pop.
 
the tourist said:
My alternate HTDAAB:

01. City of Blinding Lights (with no piano or slide guitar, but regular guitars playing those notes)
02. Native Son
03. Baby Got New Shoes (All Because of You with better lyrics)
04. Xanax and Wine (more jangly like Fast Cars, but with the Xanax and Wine chorus)
05. Electrical Storm (with better lyrics)
06. One Step Closer To Knowing
07. Release, Baby (Love and Peace or Else, new lyrics, different theme, more Zeppelin)
08. Miracle Drug (very similar, but trimmed down a bit and with better lyrics)
09. Binary Code (a better, shorter, raw'r version of Mercy without a vocal chorus and without the shitty distorted guitar loops on the verses)
10. Yahweh (more like the live acoustic version)
11. Smile

the whole thing mixed to sound like Boy, October, and War. Mastered to the volume of Pop.


why don't you say that you'd prefer the thing re-done from scratch?...

I think it's easier... I mean... "Binary Code"? :lmao:
 
pepokiss said:



why don't you say that you'd prefer the thing re-done from scratch?...

I think it's easier... I mean... "Binary Code"? :lmao:

It's a line from the song. :wave:
 
I know... but that version DOESN'T EXIST...


is like saying I want a song called "Hello Hello", with different lyrics and a new guitar...


the only way we can understand what is it you want is if you make it yourself, because none of those things exists
 
pepokiss said:
I know... but that version DOESN'T EXIST...


is like saying I want a song called "Hello Hello", with different lyrics and a new guitar...


the only way we can understand what is it you want is if you make it yourself, because none of those things exists

:shrug:

It's the best way I can describe my perfect HTDAAB, since the current options all kinda suck.
 
phillyfan26 said:
You need to replace Vertigo with Native Son. Do that, and I like this list.
No. Native Son is balls. It just takes all the kick ass shit out of Vertigo. We need some fucking Catorce to rock this bitch. If that makes sense.

:rockon:
Zootlesque said:


:ohmy: What version is this? Not that alternate version, is it?
No, it's from the "U2 and 3 songs" DVD, I believe it's called the 'Acoustic Couch Mix'. It's much better than the studio version. IMO.

And fuck, I forgot Electrical Storm. Which would make my list appear like so:
Eazy-V said:

1 - City of Blinding Lights
2 - Vertigo
3 - Miracle Drug
4 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (the version from the Bonus DVD)
5 - Love and Peace or Else
6 - Xanax and Wine (from Unreleased & Rare)
7 - Electrical Storm (original version)
8 - Crumbs From Your Table (the version from the Bonus DVD)
9 - One Step Closer
10 - Smile (from Unreleased & Rare)
11 - Yahweh (Alternate Version, from Unreleased & Rare)
 
Eazy-V said:
No. Native Son is balls. It just takes all the kick ass shit out of Vertigo. We need some fucking Catorce to rock this bitch. If that makes sense.

:rockon:

Trust me, it makes no sense.
 
Actually, I think it makes sense as I find "Vertigo" infinitely superior to "Native Son". I think "Native Son" was alright and all, but I think the boys did the right thing by turning it into Vertigo, which I find to be a much better song.

The verse melody to Native Son sounds too unsure of itself.
 
When I listen, I use this playlist:

01 City of Blindling Lights
02 Vertigo
03 Xanax and Wine
04 Electrical Storm [Ulrick Mix]
05 Love You Like Mad
06 Crumbs From Your Table
07 Love and Peace or Else
08 Yahweh [Alternate Version]
09 Miracle Drug
10 All Because of You [Alternate Version]
11 Smile
12 A Man and A Woman
13 Original of The Species [Single Mix]
14 Mercy
15 Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own [Alternate Version]
16 One Step Closer
 
Where can one go about hearing these songs that weren't on HTDAAB like Native Son and Xanax and Wine?
 
OttawaU2Fan said:
Where can one go about hearing these songs that weren't on HTDAAB like Native Son and Xanax and Wine?
well. they're on this digital release called "Unreleased & Rare", which was only released as part of a digital box set from iTunes - The Complete U2, you may have heard of it. the long and short of it is that digital box set is no longer available, and .'. neither is Unreleased & Rare. and it took me a long assed time to find a torrent for it that worked. but we probably shouldn't be speaking about torrents here.

and Zootlesque - i'll send you that track, when i get round to it. probably a little later tonight.
 
I like how this sort of thing comes up every few months - alternate playlists - gives me a chance to reach back into my My Documents file and copy and paste this beyotch to show how much freetime I get at work sometimes. :sexywink:

SEETHEWORLD.jpg


SEE THE WORLD

1. Beautiful Day (4:06)
2. Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) (3.35)
3. Original Of The Species (single version) (4.29)
4. New York (5:31)
5. In A Little While (3:40)
6. Kite (4:25)
7. Peace On Earth (4:49)
8. Stateless (4.05)
9. Love You Like Mad (4.17)
10. Walk On (4:57)
11. Stuck In A Moment (acoustic) (3.42)

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LEVITATE (EP)

1. Levitate (5.09)
2. Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix) (4.37)
3. Summer Rain (4.06)
4. Wild Honey (3:47)
5. Are You Gonna Wait Forever? (3.48)
6. Grace (5:45)

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DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB

1. Vertigo (3:13)
2. Miracle Drug (3:54)
3. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own (5:05)
4. Crumbs From Your Table (4:59)
5. All Because Of You (single mix) (3.19)
6. Love And Peace Or Else (4:48)
7. City Of Blinding Lights (5:46)
8. Smile (3.17)
9. A Man And A Woman (4:27)
10. One Step Closer (3:47)
11. Yahweh (4:22)

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and for all the complaints about what is not on what album, I can provide a detailed list of singles and b-sides as well...yes...I get that much freetime at work...sometimes
 
Zootlesque said:
Wow! Nice work! I especially like the Dismantle cover.

thanks
I was going for that kind of 1950's instructional film look - it also kinda looks like acid rain so it serves two purposes
 
For the original album:

1. COBL
2. Vertigo
3. ABOY
4. LAPOE
5. Crumbs
6. Miracle Drug
7. A Man and a Woman
8. OOTS
9. SYCMIOYO
10. Yahweh
11. One Step Closer

With non-album tracks:

1. COBL
2. Native Son
3. Miracle Drug
4. Levitate
5. Love You Like Mad
6. ABOY (alt. version)
7. LAPOE
8. Mercy
9. A Man and a Woman (acoustic)
10. Crumbs
11. Xanax and Wine
 
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